Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-27
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.
Retrenchments Inaugurated by tho Pres
ont Administration.

Retrenchments Inaugurated by the Pres.
ont Administration.
When the Democratic party assumed
| control of the affairs of the Federal
Government it was with the fully-ex-
| pressed promise that those affairs
sh ould be conducted upon an honest
and economical basis.
Honesty and economy have been
high-sounding titles in political party
promises for years, but while the Ke-
publican party remained in power
| the people have in vain looked into the
records of the Government to discover
the fruits of an honest and economical
administration of its affairs.
What is the case with the present
Democratic Administration In no
| branch of the Government does an
economical M anagement manifest it
self more quickly than in the depart
ment of internal revenue and customs,
and that the people may have some
insight into the workings OF this branch
| of Government service under Demo-
cratic Administration their attention
| is directed to a consideration of the
! following figures taken from the rec
ords of the Treasury Department at
Washington, making comparison be-
| tween the receipts from customs and
from internal revenue, and the respec-
tive cost of collecting the same under
the last year of President Arthur's Re-
publican Administration and the first
two years of President Cleveland
| Democratic Administration.
The receipts from customs for the
| fiscal year of 1885, the last year Of
Arthur's Administration, were $1S3,
116, SO8. 80. For the fiscal years of 1886
and 1887, the first two years Of Cleve-
lands Administration, the receipts
from the same source were $194, 1884,
$4,000 and $217, 286, S93.13, respective
ly; being an increase in collections
over 1885 of $11,072, 547.4O, for 1886,
and of 1874, 140,O84 for 1887. Now
as to the expense of collecting these
customs the records show that it cost
1918, 221.19 to collect $1S3, 116, 808. 60
in the Republican Administration of
1885, and only Sc, 4S7. 613.OO to collect
the same amount, and $11, 072, SAT. 40
more in 1886, and only $3.50, gu. 40
to collect the same amount, and 1884,
140, O64. SO more in 1887, the two years
Democratic control. That is to say in
1885 the cost of collecting the customs
was 3.77 per cent, while in 1886 it was
$50 per cent. and 1887 only 3.16 per
| cent.
An analysis of the collections of in
| ternal revenue and the cost of collect
ing the same shows that the same
economy was practiced as in the case
of the customs. The receipts from in
ternal revenue for the fiscal year 1885
were $112, 49S, 1854. For the fiscal
years 1886 and 1887 the receipts from
the same source were SIG, SO5, 936. 4s
and $11S, 837, SOL. 06, respectively; be.
ing an increase in collections over 1885
of 81. 3O7, 1904 for 1886, and of &c..
1888. SIS. 50 for 1887. 1t cost under the
collect $112, 498. 1854 the sum of ST..
455, 430.27, and only 81, 299, 485.28 tt
collect the same amount, and 81, 307,.
210 "a more in 1885. and only $4,076,.
$50. 20 to collect the same amount and
Sc, 1913, 572. 50 more in 1887, the two
years of Democratic rule. In othel
words, the cost of collecting the in
ternal revenue in 1885 was S.96 pei
cent, while in 1886 it was 3.68 pei
cent, and IN 1887 only 3.43 per cent.
These figures are full of significance
They tell of retrenchment and reform
in these branches of the Government
They tell of party promises redeemed
and they show the fruits of honest
government which the Democra
party brings as an offering to the PEG.
ple.-Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot.